Sonja Newcombe- University of Oregon

Sonja Newcombe, a senior outside hitter for then-No. 15 University of Oregon, has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. She earned the award after leading the Ducks to two key conference wins, recording their first sweep of then-No.14 California since 1990 and their first victory against then-No. 5 Stanford since 1989. Newcombe started out the week with a double-double drilling 13 kills out of 22 attacks with only one error, hitting .545 - her second highest mark of the season. She also tallied 10 digs, two aces, one assist and one block in the outing. She continued the week with another impressive double-double, contributing 26 kills, good for a .362 clip, while adding a career-high 24 digs, three assists, two blocks and an ace in only the third defeat of the Cardinal in Oregon's history. For the week, Newcombe averaged 4.38 kills, 4.25 digs and 5.50 points per set, while turning in a .412 attack percentage. This is the third time an athlete from Oregon has earned the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week award and marks the second time Newcombe has received the honor, the last coming on Oct. 7, 2008. The Ducks are coached by Jim Moore.